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What does success look like for you?

#63
nutdog said:
Somebody on facebook posted a link from a self-help guru yesterday that said

"Success is doing what you want, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you want."

I was thinking it sounds more like the definition of a selfish p$%^k, but what do I know.
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A roomate invited me to an EST promo in the 70's. It seemed to me their whole philosophy was to grab what you think you deserve and don't feel bad about it, or something like that. He gave me a ticket to the EST New Years Eve bash. I vaguely remember starting the second pint of tequila, after that it's a blank. He never invited me to any EST functions again.
 
#65
slobake said:
I have been through a lot of different phases here is a few things I have thought of as success,

Finish school,
Have a girlfriend,
Make it through the night ( no more details on that one)
Be in a band
Get a good job so I could support my family
Encourage my son to finish school
Spend more time with my family
etc, etc

Right now at 60 years-old sucess looks like this to me,
Enjoy life (and I do) Love people, Be mindful of the amazing world I live in with all the crazy people I love to be with. Enjoy every moment with my wife and my family. Being a grandfather :hyper: Not necesarrily in that order.

What does success look like to you?

"She knows there’s no success like failure
And that failure’s no success at all "

Bob Dylan
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To paint my masterpieces and hopefully stop hearing critiques that don't drive them forward.
 
#66
Eric Perry said:
Two chicks at the same time, man.
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#72
sloasdaylight said:
Hey! That's obviously an allusion to the one time you and I disagreed about something trivial in a discussion that had already strayed off the original topic. I'm offended at you referencing that in an obviously derogatory manner, and I'm planning on making my distaste for you generally well known with the over use of eye-rolling emoticons. Because obviously not fighting is the way to go....:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
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Your rolling eyes are enraging me. I imagine in a past life you double-crossed me.
 
#74
For me, it's knowing that I can now take full advantage of those little things that mean so much. For the past 15 years I was working 12 hours a night and I missed a lot of life. I started working days (same company) on April 1st and I already feel like a new person.

I am SO looking forward to this summer. I can now get home from work and can take walks, ride my bike or I can sit on my back deck and enjoy a sunset. I also live by a lot of lakes and the thought of enjoying the calm waters sounds wonderful.

Success for me? Hey, I'm now 60 and as long as I can make enough to keep the wolf away and have time to enjoy lifes little offerings....I'm happy.
 

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